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Randy Pie |
1972 |
Formed by ex-Rattles members, Randy Pie skirted the progressive with easy going jazz-funk, typical of the mid-70s. |
Germany |
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Rare Bird |
1969 |
Charisma label band that scored a hit with "Sympathy". In 1972, Mark Ashton and Graham Field left, and the band ditched the dual-keyboard format, recording three infinitely listenable albums for Polydor. Dave Kaffinetti... |
United Kingdom |
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Refugee |
1973 |
Prog trio featuring ex-Nice members and Patrick Moraz |
United Kingdom |
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Reichel, Achim |
1944 |
One of Germany's most legendary musicians, Achim Reichel's career started in 1960 with The Rattles, one of the countries first beat-era bands. The 70s saw him delve into the progressive music scene, first as A.R. &... |
Germany |
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Renaissance |
1969 |
Mark II, this version of Renaissance starts with Michael Dunford, and features the vocals of Annie Haslam. |
United Kingdom |
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Renaissance (Yardbirds) |
1969 |
Jim McCarty and Keith Relf's post-Yardbirds project was one of the early experiments fusing classical and rock music. |
United Kingdom |
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Residents, The |
1972 |
Though the members of The Residents were perpetually draped in obscurity, their music rose steadily to the forefront of avant-rock in their native America. Found-sounds, tape cut-ups, occasional musical passages (!),... |
United States |
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Reverberi, Gian Piero |
1937 |
One of Italy's top record producers, Reverberi worked with The New Trolls, Le Orme and countless other Italian musicians. |
Italy |
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Riverside |
2001 |
From Poland, Riverside has made an international name for themselves with their progressive music. |
Poland |
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Roedelius, Hans Joachim |
1934 |
Born in 1934, Hans-Joachim Roedelius is a founding father of modern German music. |
Germany |
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Rother, Michael |
1950 |
Guitarist, sound architecht and composer, Michael Rother is one of Germany's original artists of the progressive era. In the mid 1960s, he was a member of Spirits of Sound with Wolfgangs' Flür and Reichemann, then a... |
Germany |
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Rovescio Della Madaglia, Il |
1971 |
RDM were pioneers in combining classical music with rock music. Their album "Contaminzione" also saw an English-language release in the US. |
Italy |
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Roxy Music |
1970 |
Though definitely a glam band at heart, Roxy Music served as a training ground and employer of many "progressive" musicians. |
United Kingdom |
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Rush |
1969 |
Canada's finest sons. From their early days copping Led Zep riffs, through the kimono "prog" era, and onto mainstream acceptance and platinum success in the 80s, Rush has defied all odds, remaining true to their spirit... |
Canada |
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Rustic Hinge |
1969 |
After Brown left to form Kingdom Come, the rest of the Crazy World continued on as Rustic Hinge, before morphing into High Tide. Their lone recording was released some twenty years later. |
United Kingdom |
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Rustici, Corrado |
1957 |
Italian guitarist was just 17 when he became a member of Cervello. By the mid 70s, with brother Danilo of Ossana fame, he started fusion band Nova. The 80s saw Rustici move to the USA for a prolific career as a session... |
Italy |
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Rutherford, Mike |
1950 |
Founding member of Genesis released two solo albums in the early 80s, before venturing off the progressive map with the hugely successful Mike + The Mechanics side project. |
United Kingdom |
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Rutles, The |
1959 |
The Pre-fab Four. |
United Kingdom |
